With a black micropattern: Even a seemingly monochromatic pattern can be helped with a little color. The purple in the ties dots matches the fine trim of the shirts stripes and even a hairline shade in the jacket.

With a black solid: This is as close to a blank slate as youre gonna get, so you have plenty of color options. The lavender in this shirt isnt too strong and balances out the reddish-brown stripes in the tie.